REQUEST for QUOTATIONS: CS/Exhibitory/R16-17/35

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS: CS/Exhibitory/R16-17/35 HARZADOUS CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL

1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1.1. The Sci-Bono Discovery Centre is an independent Non Profit Company set up by the Gauteng Department of Education. It is a flagship science centre located in Newtown, Johannesburg. Sci-Bono’s goal is to enhance interest and learning in mathematics, science and technology. Sci-Bono works closely with, and on behalf of, the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), to enhance curriculum delivery in schools.

2. BACKGROUND

2.1. The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to solicit proposals for the procurement of service provider for hazardous chemical waste disposal.

3. SPECIFICATIONS 3.1 Each container contains 20L of the following chemicals and there are seven (7) of each. The chemicals are in liquid form, and there might be some precipitate:  Lumunol  Hydrogen peroxide  Sodium Bicarbonate  Sodium Carbonate

RFQ – Hazardous Chemical Waste Disposal _RFQ: CS/Exhibitory/R16-17/35 Page 1  Potassium Ferricyanide  Potassium Hydroxide  Glucose  Methylene blue

4. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

4.1. The Service Provider must supply Sci-Bono Discovery Centre with the following minimum requirement, failing which the proposal shall be automatically disqualified:

1) Certification of Registration; 2) Valid SARS Tax Clearance Certificate; 3) SBD Forms (SBD 4, SBD 8 & SBD 9) downloadable on our website; 4) Valid B-BBEE Rating Certificate; 5) Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) Certificate; 6) Formal written quotation; 7) Quotation form (downloadable on our website) 8) Proof of Business Address; 9) ID Copy/ies.

4.2. REFERENCES

4.2.1. The bidders must further supply SCI-BONO DISCOVERY CENTRE at most with two (2) contactable references where the bidder has delivered the similar services by simply stating the following:  Name of client  Position  Contact telephone numbers  Dates and Work performed.

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5.1. GENERAL PRICING FEE

1) The bidder must provide a clear and unambiguous price schedule (quotation) with the fixed rates. 2) All disbursements and related costs shall be provided separately, if any, and shall be negotiated. 3) Discounts shall be accepted but without any conditions.

5.2. DELIVERY

1) The delivery address shall be: Sci-bono discovery centre, Corner Miriam Makeba and Helen Joseph, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2017. 2) Service providers must confirm the availability of stock and the delivery date. Failing to provide this information may result to the disqualification of the tenderer’s bid.

6. PRICE EVALUATION

6.1. The proposal/Bids shall be evaluated using the 80/20 preference point scoring system

6.2. All bids shall be subjected to the preliminary evaluation process and bidders who shall not meet the minimum requirements set by this RFP shall automatically be disqualified and shall not be evaluated for functionality, and ultimately for price and preference.

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LEVEL POINTS Level 1 20 Level 2 18 Level 3 16 Level 4 12 Level 5 8 Level 6 6 Level 7 4 Level 8 2 Non-Compliant 0

8. CLOSING DATE AND TIME

8.1 Submissions should be e-mailed to: [email protected] on or before 14 October 2016 at 16:00. All documents must be to Corner of Miriam Makeba & President Street, Johannesburg, 2107.

8.2 . All correspondences shall be done by e-mail; no telephonic correspondences shall be done before and after the closing of bid. All bidders shall be informed in writing of the outcome of the bid adjudication process.

9. DISCLAIMER

RFQ – Hazardous Chemical Waste Disposal _RFQ: CS/Exhibitory/R16-17/35 Page 4 9.1. Sci-Bono reserves the right to accept or reject any variation, deviation, tender offer or alternative offer and may cancel the tender process and reject all tender offers at any time before the formation of a contract. Sci-Bono reserves the right not to appoint a provider, to accept and / or award the whole or any portion of the tender, and is also not obliged to provide reasons for the rejection of any tender. Sci-Bono will not incur any liability to a tenderer for such cancellation and rejection, but will give written reason for action upon request to do so.

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